L’ORÉAL COMPANY PROFILE – SWOT ANALYSIS December 2012 SCOPE OF THE REPORT Scope All values expressed in this report are in US dollar terms‚ using a fixed exchange rate (2011). 2011 figures are based on part-year estimates. All forecast data are expressed in constant terms; inflationary effects are discounted. Conversely‚ all historical data are expressed in current terms; inflationary effects are taken into account. Beauty and Personal Care Baby and ChildSpecific Products
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acceptors it is seen as the traditional and general brand. Pond is also seen as reliable‚ accessible and reasonable priced but its imagery was older. Customers: The goal of the company was to sell product in the department store and specialty store channels. They sold to both beauty salons and
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DIVERSITY ON THE GLOBAL SCALE Roadblocks to Diversification The globalization strategy for the L’Oreal multinational company will consider managing the diversity of each country unit‚ but also enabling units to cooperate on the large scale towards the ultimate goal. The most significant roadblock L’Oreal will face is the difference in opinion over the effectiveness of such a strategy. As each country manager assessed the need‚ cost‚ and benefits of the strategy‚ each manager had come to different
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potentials and competitive advantage added to L’Oreal from Body Shop. Expected synergies from this acquisition appear to be access to new markets‚ access to natural products‚ growth in market share‚ access to suppliers and reduction of operating‚ distribution and R&D costs. This acquisition would also enable the Body Shop to get access to marketing strategies and techniques of L’Oreal. Moreover‚ it would provide L’Oreal with a scope to strengthen its position in global cosmetic market‚ which
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Empresa B2B: L’ORÉAL Situación del Mercado: La evolución del sector de productos de tocador‚ cosmética y perfumería mostró que durante la convertibilidad –tras la apertura comercial de los ’90 favoreció la entrada de empresas multinacionales y generó una alta concentración de las ventas en pocas firmas. Asimismo‚ el crecimiento ininterrumpido de las importaciones durante esos años‚ la reducción y posterior eliminación de los impuestos internos y el proceso de transformación de las vías de comercialización
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Principles of Marketing L’Oreal 1. The core‚ tangible and augmented products L’Oreal sells. The core product of the hair care products sold by the company includes the customers feeling good about themself after using the product. The tangible is he physical hair care product e.g. bottle‚ what the product claims to do for e.g. more shiny hair. 2 L’Oreal’s marketing managers have key branding decisions they must make. These include selecting a brand name and going onto getting a brand
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manufacturers‚ success or failure is determined by how effectively and efficiently their products are sold through their marketing channel members (e.g.‚ agents‚ wholesalers‚ distributors‚ and retailers). Given this situation‚ considerable marketing channel research has focused on organizational responsibility for managing channel how interrelationships among a firm and its channel members can be managed better (Achrol and Stern 1988; Anderson et al 1997). Globalization of markets is a phenomenon that has
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INHolland Hogeschool 11/16/2012 Team 1 Business Manual – L’Oreal Table of Contents INHolland Hogeschool 1 Table of Contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Project Group Details 4 3. Mission and Vision 5 Primary Goals 5 Secondary Goals 6 4. Organizational Structure 6 5. Value Chain of L’Oreal 8 6. Company Resources 11 Human Capital 11 Intangible Assets 11 7. Cultural Aspects 12 National background of L’Oreal 12 8. Business Culture 13 The company values approach
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Pestel 3.1.1 Political and Legal Forces The political challenge is that L’Oreal should conform to all the different government leadership styles in various countries it operates within. L’Oreal faced a decline in the dermatology branch led by its Galderma brand due to new legislations governing drugs (Euromonitor‚ 2005). The EU law affects L’Oreal. L’Oreal is restricted in their use of certain kinds of chemicals‚ such as Phthalates which is carcinogenic (The Rules Governing Cosmetic Products in
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LocatingMiddlemen The search for prospective middlemen should begin with study of the market and determination of criteria for evaluating middlemen servicing that market. The company ’s broad policy guidelines should be followed‚ but expect expediency to override policy at times. The checklist of criteria differs according to the type of middlemen being used and the nature of their relationship with the company. Basically‚ such lists are built around four subject areas: (1) productivity or
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